A cord is a unit of measurement for firewood. To measure the firewood, you must stack it as tightly as possible with the pieces running parallel; wood stacked parallel is also called a running cord.

Firewood is generally sold by the cord. A cord of wood is a stacked unit measuring four feet wide, eight feet long and four feet wide, or 128 cubic feet. That is stacked wood, not tossed in a ...

A cord of wood is tightly stacked and usually arranged in a stack 4 feet high, 4 feet wide and 8 feet in length. When buying wood, be aware of the different types. Oak burns hotter than most other ...

Stack wood in a single row ... it will lean against the tire instead of falling to the ground. Cut cords shorter than you think (around 14 inches long), split them smaller than you think (3 ...

compared to a cord of cottonwood that's around 2,000 lbs. The increased mass gets you a lot more burn for your money. It's not absolutely mandatory that your stack of firewood contain just hardwood.

of the compactly stacked pile of wood. Multiply these three figures together and divide the result by 220,000. The answer is the number of cords. Multiply this number by the dollar cost per cord ...

Q: I’ve seen ads for a “cord” of wood. How is that measured and why is it called a cord? – J.K., Williamsburg A: A cord is 128 cubic feet – usually arranged in a stack 4 feet high, 4 ...

keep in mind a "full cord" of firewood fills a space equal to eight-feet-long-by four-feet-high-by-four-feet-deep. A "face cord" is equal to a single stack of firewood that measures four-feet high ...